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Authenticity Quotes
"Witnessing honesty frightens some people because they haven't known authenticity in their own life."
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"People use masks in public and then wonder why their personal life, their relationships, don't work. If you're not being honest with others, there's nothing real about yourself to learn and, the wider the gap, the deeper the suffering. The heart wasn't meant to be closed in a box made of fake feelings and thoughts."
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"A beautiful face cannot hide an ugly heart for long."
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"The authentic human being is one of us who instinctively knows what he should not do, and, in addition, he will balk at doing it. He will refuse to do it, even if this brings down dread consequences to him and to those whom he loves. This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance. Their deeds may be small, and almost always unnoticed, unmarked by history. Their names are not remembered, nor did these authentic humans expect their names to be remembered. I see their authenticity in an odd way: not in their willingness to perform great heroic deeds but in their quiet refusals. In essence, they cannot be compelled to be what they are not."
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"I have no resentments, no complaints, no ax to grind. I simply feel what I feel and do what I do."
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"Nothing is sweeter than being unapologetically you. Don't live your life just to impress others. Reveal your truth, Express your love, Live your dreams."
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"I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth."
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"Many of us have gotten so used to playing to the expectations of society, of our families,of our friends, and of our minds, that we don't even allow ourselves to consider who we really are or what we really need. We ignore the callsof our hearts, giving our lives, instead, to thedemands of an outside world built on fitting in.We can stop this, right now. We can choose to listen to ourselves, to heed our deepest callings,whatever they are. We can give ourselves thefreedom to be whoever the hell we want to bein this world. Right now, if we choose to.And why wouldn't we?"
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"Do not prove but be yourself."
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"Do what is best for you--no matter what others think."
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"It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all."
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"Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them."
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"People usually reveal only those aspects of life that enhance their personality & image, but in my case I love amusing people by being myself!"
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"I like a look of agony, because I know it's true."
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"We all just need to be real. That is what will save us."
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"We look back on our life as a thing of broken pieces, because our mistakes and failures are always the first to strike us, and outweigh in our imagination what we have accomplished and attained."
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"The closer you come to your authentic self, the simpler everything becomes. Listen to your intuition. It will tell you who you are."
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"Well, I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life,' declared Anne. 'I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads."
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"When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us."
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"If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real."
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"Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as puppets. It appears dressed as a poor guy, telling them that he needs help...When these people realize they have been used, it is already too late."
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"You like a person not because of what they have but for what they truly are."
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"Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center."
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"An authentic life facing reality without mental equivocation is the simplest type of life."
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"I've found that trying to be like everyone else, do what others do and follow others 'guaranteed path' to 'so-called success' never really works for me. I have found my best strategy is to authentically be me, listen within and follow it....and then to treat and connect with others - wherever I can - personally, personably and individually."
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"I don't mind nothing happening in a book, but nothing happening in a phony way--characters saying things people never say, doing jobs that don't fit, the whole works--is simply asking too much of a reader. Something happening in a phony way must beat nothing happening in a phony way every time, right? I mean, you could prove that, mathematically, in an equation, and you can't often apply science to literature."
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"To win the heart of men, always be yourself."
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"I don't mind what you call yourself, so long as your heart is being true to you."
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"You must detach yourself from the stereotypical life to live an effective one."
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"To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself."
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"I think people get lost in becoming someone other then themselves when they spend too much time in the presence of those who don't bring out the best in them."
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"I have a fear of living a surface kind of life; barely existing, barely touching or tasting anything. That's why you'll always see me giving my all or walking away ~ I'm too full of depth to dance in the middle of anything."
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"Don't be afraid. You are never really alone. Just be yourself. You don't ever have to pretend you are someone else. If you try to do that, then you don't have anything to give the world. Accept and give your gifts with love."
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"When we overemphasise miracles, we compromise the gospel we were asked to preach."
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"All those clean, fresh starts had made me forget what it was like, until now, to be messy and honest and out of control. To be real."
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"Don't count on cheerleaders once you start living a life more reflective of your truth. They may not want to do somersaults and backflips for your awakening, not when they're still asleep. Don't let that stop you. Most of us have only been trained to cheer for conformity, to commend those who are just like us. But aren't you bored of being congratulated for fitting in? Aren't you tired of ignoring your heart's requests?Don't wait for cheerleaders. Be grateful if they show up, but you show up regardless, with or without them.You will never be defined by the reception you get from others, only by the truth with which you receive yourself. Be your biggest cheerleader. Love yourself. And applaud every single step you take toward truth."
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"Do not hide behind any mask."
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"Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. And the right people will love you for who you are."
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"Be true to yourself to reveal your own unique beauties, feelings, and perceptions."
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"But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating."
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"Well, it all comes to this, there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is to live in our own."
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"When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit."
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"It is important to live authentically who you are, to show yourself to your date as the bond between you builds."
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"Being passive is not the same as being peaceful. If you aren't doing what you know, in your heart, you want to do, you are NOT going with the flow. You are going against the flow. Your reactions, emotions, desires, and talents are all part of the flow of life. Ignoring them is passive resistance. Let yourself go."
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"If you were destined to be a poet, then you won't brainstorm for lines that rhymes. If you were destined to be a celebrity, then you shouldn't start searching for fans. If you are truly a god, then let others worship you!"
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"Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters."
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"Perfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside."
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